Durbin's Slump: Red Sox Infielder Adjusting Swing

0:00It's March 31st, Boston Red Sox News, today starts now, AI powered and ready for kickoff. Boston Red Sox picked up infielder Caleb Durbin in the offseason after his breakout rookie year with the Milwaukee Brewers. Those Brewers won the most games in baseball last season, and Durbin locked down third base down the stretch with a 7-71 OPS over. His final 79 games, plus a 7-77 in the playoffs. But this year, he's off to a rough 0-14 start at the plate. He crushed spring training, slashing 354 over 446 over 500, but the regular season hit different. Durbin knows his swing needs tweaking after pounding too many grounders early on. He's staying positive, saying he's not lost at all. Just gotta adjust and get the ball airborne, more to match last year's launch angle. That mindset's key for a guy chasing those big chances on hits. Monday brought some brighter at bats, even without results. He's seeing the ball sharp in owning the strike zone.

1:02Dig the underlying numbers, 95th percentile on Squared Up Contact, 96th on avoiding whiffs, and 98th on dodging strikeouts. Durbin's close to breaking through, fine-tuning that bat for the socks to see the full package that lit up Milwaukee. Keep watching this spot.